The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-23
THE EMANCIPATOR.
dwelling of Abraham Lin,
coins Statue.
THE IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.
A Condensed Biography of the Great
President. by Hon. Leonard
SWett-G enera1.
.oId Abe,sn Statue.

! CHICAGO, October 22.-The statue Of
Abraham Lincoln was unveiled this
afternoon, in Lincoln Park, in the PIE
sence If large assemblage. Shortly
before O'Clock, the booming of can
mons startled the crowd, and as the
echoes died away over the waters OF
Lake Michigan, little "Abe" Lincoln,
son of Robert Lincoln, stepped up to the
base of the flag covered bronze figure of
his grandfather, and pulled a rope
which held the covering. The folds
slowly unloosened and dropped down at
the base. A tall, erect figure of Abra-
ham Lincoln shone brightly in the sun
which struggled through the clouds. AT
that moment, tremendous shout went
up from 5000 people assembled, which
was joined a moment later by re-
newed roar from the cannon.
Mr.. Thomas F. Withrow, ore "f the
trustees of the Bates fund, out { 1
the cost of the statue was detray
formally presented the statue to t.
Lincoln Park board, and Mr.. W. c..
Goudy replied.
The grafton was delivered by Hon.
Leonard SWEET, whose intimate poIiti-
cal, social and domestic relations with
the great President have made him one
of the psst informed men now living in
Lincoln life. AS a condensed biography
! In hoc
Mr.. SWEET said, in part: The char
acter of Abraham Lincoln sprang up
on American soil, and was of Ameri-
can growth. 1t would not have been
possible for any other than an Ameri-
can, or any other civilization than our
g N, to have produced him. He was
emphaucally a child of the Republic
and product of our institutions. He
was of the people, and was the people.
The most marked characteristic of
Mr.. Lincoln was his personal pc
culiarity. No one who knew hirn
ever knew another man like him. He
stands alone from the whole world of
his time, isolated and alone. His char
acter was that of greatness and ex-
IRENE simplicity. Clothing to him was
made for covering and warmth to his
body and not for ornament. He never,
in his life, got the better of his fellow
man in trade and never loaned money
on interest. 1 never knew him, bu.
once, to borrow money or give his
note"
After speaking at some length about
Mr.. Lincoln's habit of inquiring into
everything for knowledge, and of his
studies in middle age, Mr.. SWEET con-
tinued: "And herein may I be per-
mitted to mention another very re-
markable and useful trait of his
character: it was that mental equipoise
which was disturbed at nothing, and
diverted from the pathway it has marked
out by nothing. Although prosecuting
the war simply from sense Of duty
and not from a belief in its success, yet
he kept right on and was never de-
pressed by disaster nor elated by sue
cess. He seemed to comprehend the
magnitude of the contest in which he
was engaged more thoroughly than
any one. In short, he was the strong
man of the contest and the great men
at Washington learned to gain re-
newed courage from his calmness and
TO lean upon his great arm for support. ="
Mr.. SWEET then spoke briefly of we'll
known events which led up to the cleo
L
C 3ntinued: 81 believe he desired
second nomination, because that in
yolved an approval by the common
reople whom he always loved and con-
| fided IN of the course which he had
taken. Often in great doubt during his
first administration, yet he would do
nothing and would allow no
friend to do anything TO get the
nomination, He I00kad with in
difference over the Vaccinations
against him in his cabinet, and with IL
difference over the Senate and Mem
common people, as expressed in their
lions of their State Legislatures, as most
near the people, as though an electrical
chord of sympathy extended from him
to them. The sublime and crowning
characteristic of Mr. Lincoln, however,
was his self.reliance. During the eleven
wears I was with him at the bar of this
State, nevsr knew him to ask ADVICE of
friend about anything. During the
four years of his administration. /
never knew and never heard of his doing
this. | never knew him in the prepa-
ration of trial or the perplexily of it
in court to turn to his associate and ask
his advice"
In conclusion, Mr.. SWEET said: 1--WE
see him in his image of bronze above
US. and recall his real presence. All we
know is, that in all time hereafter,
xhereyer the slave shall groan under
the lash or the poor shall sigh for some
shing better than they have known,
Their. his name will be honored and his
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